Accounts Assistant – Milton Keynes

Accounts Assistant, busy, progressive role, Milton Keynes head office, to £25,000

A position for an Accounts Assistant has become available within this well established manufacturer.

Your responsibilities as the Accounts Assistant will include:

• Accurate coding and inputting of supplier invoices
• Timely payment of suppliers via BACS
• Responding to supplier and internal accounts payable queries
• Production of weekly accounts payable reports
• Raising of manual invoices and credit notes
• Check and approve employee expense claims
• Production of month end supplier statement reconciliations and bi-monthly aged creditor reviews
• Production of the weekly foreign exchange summary to Senior Management
• Support on the month end close activities including balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and prepayment calculations.
• Support the Finance Manager during the interim and year end external audits.

This is a busy and varied role for a candidate who has previously worked within an accounts department, who is a proficient user of Microsoft Office, specifically Excel with high levels of accuracy and attention to detail . Excellent communication skills are also required, as you will be building relationships with stakeholders across the business as well as with external suppliers.